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Van Buren Arts and Craft Center to Open Saturday

The Van Buren Arts and Crafts Center will open Saturday. Greg Wilson is the Van Buren County Executive. “We have our farmer’s market open, it has been open for about two weeks,” Wilson said. “And our arts and crafts building that is directly located right behind it will be open this Saturday.” The county started construction on the center four ... Read More »

Van Buren Receives Fire Protection Improvement Grant

The State of Tennessee recently awarded Van Buren County an approximately 296 thousand dollar Community Development Block Grant for Fire Protection Improvements. County Executive Greg Wilson said the grant will pay for new fire department equipment. “This grant is for self-contained breathing apparatuses for our fire departments, which is badly needed because a lot of those we have in our ... Read More »

Crossville Citizens Line Streets for 278th Deployment

Crossville citizens lined the streets leading to I-40 to support the 278th Armored Cavalry G-Troop deployment Sunday morning. The 278th Armored Cavalry G-Troop started the movement on a planned deployment to Poland at 8:30 AM. Tracy Thompson and her family stood along the street to show support for her brother. “My brother Private Landon Rector is going to Poland for, we don’t ... Read More »

Crossville Awarded Competitive Community Development Block Grant

The State of Tennessee has awarded Crossville with a 525 thousand dollar Community Development Block Grant for sewer system improvements. City Manager Greg Wood said infrastructure costs make the Community Development Block Grants more competitive. “Infrastructure issues are big for local governments and we try to make it as cost-effective for your local taxpayers as you can,” Wood said. “So it ... Read More »

Crossville Receives Dog Park Grant for K-9 Cain Memorial Dog Park

The City of Crossville recently received a 25 thousand dollar dog park grant for the K-9 Cain Memorial Dog Park. Greg Wood is Crossville City Manager. “The Boyd Foundation, which started PetSafe and he invented the invisible fence and some of the things like that for dogs,” Wood said. “And they have taken some of those profits and then putting ... Read More »

Tennessee Highway Patrol Assists in White County Rescue

Tennessee Highway Patrol Special Operations Unit assisted in a White County rescue yesterday. The White County EMA and Sheriff’s Office requested assistance in rescuing a fallen woman July 10. The woman had fallen off a forty-foot cliff in White County. According to the report, kayakers heard the woman calling for help and contacted authorities. THP Aviation Lieutenant Brad Lund, Troopers Brian ... Read More »

Bank of Putnam County Presents Monterey Hometown Project with Check

The Bank of Putnam County presented the Monterey Hometown Project with a twelve thousand dollar check this morning. Elizabeth Fournet is the Vice Chair of the Bank of Putnam County. “It is coming from the bank. It is part of our contribution in Community Support Funding,” Fournet said. “And it is going to the Monterey Hometown Project to be used to ... Read More »

Algood Police Department Standardizes Uniforms

The Algood Police Department decided to standardize officer uniforms. Dale Armour is the Algood Chief of Police. “In the past, the police department has had a five hundred dollar clothing allowance per an officer. They were able to spend it on clothing that they needed. I have suspended that,” Armour said. “Our uniforms are going to be standardized now. We ... Read More »

Algood Approves Amendments to Rail Trail Authority

The City of Algood gave the approval to amend the Rail Trail Authority agreement yesterday. Keith Morrison is the Algood City Administrator. “The amendments to this authority agreement are renaming the trail from the Tennessee Central Heritage Rail Trail to the Tennessee Central Trail. It also removes the town of Monterey from the agreement as an owner and a member,” Morrison ... Read More »

Algood Makes Plans for White Plains Historical House

The City of Algood will begin working on plans for the White Plains Historical House in the coming weeks. City Administrator Keith Morrison said Algood will start meeting with historians and developers to establish a renovation plan. “The plan is to get with Mark Dudney in the Development District and look at what the possibilities are for renovations needs are with ... Read More »